🔍 Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles ⛪
📍 Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
💬 Every August 2nd, over a million pilgrims walk to this basilica from across Costa Rica to honor La Negrita — a tiny, dark-skinned statue of the Virgin Mary said to have miraculous healing powers. It’s one of the largest religious pilgrimages in the Americas.
Architecture
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles
Basic ID
Name / Title
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles
Location
Cartago, Costa Rica
Type
Church
Design & Structure
Architect / Designer
Unknown (original); rebuilt in Byzantine-Romanesque style after 1910 earthquake
Architectural Style
Byzantine-Romanesque
Height
Approx. 35 m (115 ft)
Material(s)
Stone, concrete, stained glass
Uses
Active Catholic church, national pilgrimage site
Origin & History
Year of Completion
1929
Historical / Cultural Significance
National symbol of Costa Rican Catholic faith and home of La Negrita, the country's patron saint
UNESCO / Heritage Status
National Monument of Costa Rica
Sources: UNESCO World Heritage · Structurae